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California Proposition 8, Board of Chiropractic Examiners Measure (June 1972)
| California Proposition 8 | |
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| Election date June 6, 1972 | |
| Topic Administration of government | |
Status Approved | |
| Type State statute | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 8 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred state statute in California on June 6, 1972. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported requiring that members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners be American citizens and have lived and been licensed in California for five years, removing the provision requiring the district attorney to prosecute violations of the Chiropractic Act, and revising the chiropractic examination process. |
A “no” vote opposed requiring that members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners be American citizens and have lived and been licensed in California for five years, removing the provision requiring the district attorney to prosecute violations of the Chiropractic Act, and revising the chiropractic examination process. |
Election results
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California Proposition 8 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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3,901,454 | 73.63% | ||
| No | 1,397,331 | 26.37% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 8 was as follows:
| “ | Chiropractors | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Legislative Amendment. Amends several sections of the Chiropractic Initiative Act. Provides that members of the Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall be citizens of the United States and have resided and been licensed Chiropractors in California for at least five years. Deletes provision that District Attorneys are required to prosecute violations of the Chiropractic Act. Revises examination procedure. Makes other nonsubstantive changes in that Act. Financial impact: This measure does not involve any significant cost or revenue considerations. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
A simple majority vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the measure to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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